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PARIS

ཡགན ཀམ་-

LYRON OUR CORRESPONDENT,]

February 3rd

A PARI CARK.

The bombs found in this cly during the eatly part of the week, oud which created a veritable nearO among 1 arisians, whether a hoax or not. point a moral and ailor a tale. so to spouk. They are admitted to leave their particular significance, since at boat they were the correlation of startling events happening in Russia. They further shit how rady the French anarchists are to loud a iping band to their confieres the Russian revolutionists, by frightening if not netnally causing the death of the many wealthy Russians living in this metropolis. To leave the French capital for safer quartame as quickly as possible is the Gvernment's advice to prominent members of the Russian colony here. Not only has the Kassian Military Attaché Inne had a narrate escape, but half a dozen peaceful citizens have boen viere or less sever-ly wannied by fragments nf glass and tin, Parisians toy bo excised for wondering whether they are in for a rep-tition of the Anarchist attempts which mała Paris a good place to koop naay from during 1202, 1893, 1894. May such terailleuvonta nof again by witnessed.

THE NOUTH SEA INQUIRY grows more and more exciting daily, owing

| Vesuvina Exosedingly fa cinating is the way in which the distinguished oct-generia

to the scientist deser.bos his urdens olim very brink of the great orator, as well as the mauner in which to succooned ia ostracting gases from its very d ptha, as if drawing water from a well. His recrp.acles were sank to a great depth, and thea by mcaus of an ingenious arrangement of valves, were opoued and closed after taking in goi. gasra azoto ba subjecteil to spreial tests shortly, in order to establish their rolatisa to th› solar om utions and vapours.

YELLOW PIRIL

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, MARCH 7TH, 1905.

CITY HALL COMPANY.

The report for the 12 monthe ending Dream her 31, to be mbmittal to the Annual Meeting of Shareholders in, and Subscribora ya. City Hal', to be held on 9th March. reads

COMMITTEU AND STAFF,

Hon. Mr. C. W. Dickson resigned the position of Chairman in May last on kaving Thesotho Colony, and Hon. Mr. W. J. Gresson

succeeded him ez oficio.

Mr. C. B. Sharp resigned his sat on the Committee on leaving the Colony. The Com. mittes now consists of the Chairman, Mesure.

SMALL PX AT SHANGHAI

According to M. Deaver, the now President B Tartos (Han, Treasurer); H. N. Mimperfectly vecimmied and the great value of

of the French Chamber, Japan is the common While Governor-General of enemy of Europe. Indo- bou in 1897, bo arged the imperious nocy for Europ in general and for Franca in particular to crush the rising power of Japan, before it became formidable, M. Doum e further declared that besides looking upon herself as assigns for all the Asiatic possessions of Frane, Rusia, Spain, and Holland, Japan sought vengeance on France for her ucliou in rolation to Feil Arthur, after the Citinu Japan War,

CANTON.

(FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT,]

Canton, 4th March

THE VICEROY'S RETUR.

to the Russians loing alsolutely wastle to His Excellency the Viceroy Shum Chon Hi securoa single victory or r the Hall fishermen. having successfully suppressed the Kwangsi,

The Health Bear's Report (for antary) to the Shanghai Municip

Council, said: During January the number of deaths among the farmiga resident epulation was 16: there

wor- ia addition. 7 deathwamong non-residents.

Among the Chine-a population the unmaker of deaths during the mouth was 108.

During Jannag

the incidence of small-por

the previous which was 30 marked during months, considerably declined, though the cases, both Bmong Chiness and foreignera, zemain of A severe tym. Among the Chinese there were 189 deaths as against 15 lust month. Among foreigners, however, then were 33 cares notified, nine of which were fatal, compared with 31 case and five dentbe last month. The cases for-igners have occurred among those

takes, vaccination, repeated until it no longer has been amply demonstrated. There is so mach smallpox infection every winter in China that vaccination should repontol every three years. All Chiness and also indigent

Health Office, No. 1. Hansa Road, at 10 am. foreigners are vaccinated free of charge at the daily. 150 susis vaccinations were done during the month. 5,000 tuber of vaccine have mat out from the Laboratory during the neath. The smallpox accommodation at the ew Mcvicipal Hospital for infections dinere in Rangy Bond has been fully coupied but towards the end of the inath there . ro fawer condi.adzissions. The new Disinfection Station bas

been very busy; 90 rooms having bon dia infected and nearly 60 artiolos passed

thus steam disinfootor.

N. A. Biebs and H. E. Pollock, K.C. There har beou au changes of asy importanes in the staff.

THE STATE OF THE BUILDING.

The whole of the roofs have been ratiled and all defective timbers renewed and new ceiling to the Ball-Kort suite (composed of coment plaster on expanded metal lathing) constrnc'ed at a total cost of about 88,000.

Ordinary general repairs cost 81,530,53. The nexal annual inspection was made in September by the Architects, Messrs. Pa'mor & Turner, who raport that the generat tion of the building is satisfactory.

THEATLE, &c.

The Pit na boon resented with benchas without arms increasing the accomodation and facilitating the mass of accrax, Movabin

will bo

No

KODAK

FILMS

3

& ACCESSORIES.

DEVELOPING AND PRINTING UNDERTAKEN.

LONG HING & CO..

PHOTO GOODS STORE,

17, QUEEN'S ROAD

(SAME PREMISES. AS MESSES. An UнEE).

Hongkong, 7th December, 1904.

THE DOWAGER EMPRESS OF

CHINA.

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At the meeting of the Contral Asia Society on 1st Feb. Sir Robert K. Douglas read paper on "The Dowager Empress of China," who, he said, was of Munchu" blood, but of a poor family, and in her early career could be seen "bargaining for commodities" with peripa- | tetic huoketors for "the requirements of hor narrow household,”

TRADE

ELEPHONE No. 135.

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MARK.

IND COOPE'S ALE

PER CASK OF 8 DOZEN PINTS... $16.00

By an unwritton law established by tha | present dynasty only Manchun ao oligible for Imperial harem. At the proper time sho preronted herself as a member of the ruling BASS LIGHT GRAVITY

rare for inspection, was selected, and soon became a favourite with the then Emperor, Binfung. Astute, ambitious, arid

persevering, attractive and outertaining, she possessed, with the nudition of

in the Celestial Empire.

and

PER CASK PINTS...

PER CASK PINTA...

Apart from small-por the Settlement bas been remarkably free frous preventable dissa

The new method of erilection of household refus

will clectric lamps have been fixed in the orchestra Western District early next month. Hous- be applied to the whle of the

The Amateur Dramatic Club gavo somo very holders are respectfully requested not to allow Captain Clado made a deciderliy unfavourabloretsullion, requested the Immorial government to ecossful performances, and, the Theatre was bouso rofuse to be thrown on the roms but to escentials for serupa.Hess, all the BASS' BOAR'S HEAD

And greatness the soon attained, To the upon all those present by his evasive allow him to return to (auton. By orier of the

Company, Pollard's a proper receptacle. This recepte la angwerk to the pointed questions of Mr. Pickford Emperor, he started from Wa Chow on the

daily by the sanitary poolies. 1.C, who was more than a Tartar for him, 1st inst by the gunboat Ting Sai and arrived espasies, as well as for local concerts and | D-party be taken by the Health She then becum "Junior Empress." When

for the proper rombral of house refime naless such receptacles aco providel by householders. For small households an ordinary galtanised iron al is recounded, but for. large Eroupholde a galvanised it on lin sh nld be used, in approved pattern of which will be sent at a charge fou receipt if an intimation addressed to the Health Oleo.

DEATHS REGISTERED,

Non-Chinese, Chinese.

By way of explaining why the last sentences in the later writton by Admiral Hodjistronsky, and landed to the Commissioners were cres out in ink, the Captain replied "Bause we were all astonished-[it pays to be astonished somolimosat the hysterical tone of the British Press, which showered courations upon our Russion officers of the Baltic Squadron without hearing our side of the question. Admiral Rodjestransky expressed himself concerning this fiet in very energetic and kittor terms, ond that is why I considered it necessary fe cross out the strong expressions in the last portion of his letter." How kind! Will you tell me why no ship of the Baltic squadron was left to render assistance to the disabled fishing beats?" was Mr. Pickford's ucrt awkward question, put to Captain Clado. The Intier, who was quite unprepared for such a shot, visibly winced, and onewered in so avariva a manner that the French Presint, Admiral Fouruior, who is anxious to get to the end of the Commission as quickly as possilde, couridored it his duty to call apon Captain Clad to answer the question more precisely. We'l," continued the Captain, who felt most antemfartalde, so far as I can recollect, the Admiral considered that it was advisable to continue his route. There was a large number of steam trawlere on the spot able to give the necessary assistance, and it was not considered prudent to leare a Russian warship to stand by the fishing set in view of the proximity of the torpode-boats." The Crane was badly damaged and sauk because she had to suffer from the alternate firing from every ship | in the squadron. Captain Clado cut a most sorry figure throughout yesterday's proceedings.

THE FLUBOURG ST. ANTOINE.

moet

Later

at Sur Sui the same steping. Next morcing thad it, with several atomulants, incognito, ce traced by the Sun qui raiway to Canton, When they got tho no as of his arrival, it was too late for the villeials to receive him. the Provincial Treasurer hauded him the official seal of the Viceroyalty. All his civil and miliary officials, the writers, atiendants and soldiers who have been staying with him in Wu Chow are returning.

OBSTRUCY TESTS.

By order of the Imperial Government, almost all the joss houses, the priests temples, and the convents, hard to allot some space for school work The priests arout at all satisfied, and are doing their best to oppose and give trouble to the poutry. So on the morning of the 26th Fobru xy when the School in the Cheong Sow Taz Buddhist temple was being opened for the reception of the scholars, over thirty priests wout into the shopfromms, broke all the tables and chaire, und the tablets, and took away many things. As they were doing so, they incited the crowds that were gathering there to help them to make a noise, and to throw ston-s at the. Committeemeu. Many persons had their beads broken. The Magistrate of the Nom. Hoi and Pun ti went with selliera and polica to suppress the riot. Sub-equently the priest, caliel a meeting to ventilate their grievances, and the gentry also on fed meeting after wasting to protest against the acts of the ristoas priests, both parties presenting p-ti-ion to the Magistratos.

QUEER LOTTERY PIDJIN. Since the house property, lunds i molery, and clothing of tho gumbling monopoliät Li Sai Kwai, and of the er-Nam Hoi Magistrate Pui. Kingfak, were seized and confiscated by order of the government, a lottery has in made of them at $6 a ticket. It was to be drawn on the 16th of the Ist moon; but as the greater part of the tickets were not sold, the drawing was postponed t the 1th of the 2nd moon The people have already lost confidenc officials; and suspect them of fraud. In order to get rid of the tickets the officials and

the

No one who has paid a visit to the popular University of the Faubourg St. Antoine, situated right in the beart of a thickly populated working clam quarter of Paris, has had cause to regret it. Tho University in question is a splendid institution. and deserveR eFor? encouragement; it is open every evening from saran tili elevon, the subscription being half a franc, or ten cents per month. There is a lending library and a reading-room; lectures are given eseening; 30 are concerts and theatre performances, Bunday included, This Weigsins of the leken stations have given away. Huuse of the People' is a veritable Polytechnic the tickets, at a discount, to their clarks and for the benefit of artizan, who are afforded servaste, and to soldiers in payment of their every mags to improve their respective posi- wages. tions, besides anding rest in barwless amuse- insats. There are classes in which all languages srs taught, shorthand, diction, and photography: nambers are also taught how to play draughts correctly, how to sing, and how to play every sort of musical instrument. The number of members who joined the Papular University during the last three months has been olose upor four thon and and the dally ory is still they como". A fow more exemplary institutions like these, shd Francs will prove to the work, that the legaite spable of leaving vices alone. EDWARD VII & PARISIAN,

traini.

NAVAL NOTES.

H...LOBY."

Lilliputien Company and many miner travelling

entertainm nts.

The total rent roccived in 1904 was $14,161,96, a large increase ou previous year, but the expenses of lighting, &c., increased propar- tionately.

THE LIBRARY.

The number of books published in Hongkong deposited in the Library luring 1904 was 12, of which the majority were religious publica. tions from the Nazaroth Printing Press.

140 books were added to the Froe Lending Collection and 148 borrowers' tickets issued. The total number of borrowers on 31st De was 267, drawn from all sec ions of the popula tion, whose demand for 'erature deserras an increased supply.

and local

The proprietors of the "Gazette newspapers, the members of the Committee and others kindly contioned the supply of newspapers and periodicals, which are much appreciated by visitors to tlie Library,

About 11,50 non-Clunese and 4,500 Chinese made use of the Library during iks year.

MUSEUM,

A fow specimens of birds and snakes, and numerons butterfies and other insecta have been added to the Mugenm, which was visited by nearly 100,000 Chinos and about 4,0 0 non- Chines during the year.

ACCOUNTS.

The babines in the hands of the Treasurer on closing the accounts for 1904 was $2,229.82.

The reserve fund on fixed deposit in the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, which has been incren e ́ by widing the accrued interest, stands at $15,774.41.

The ordinary revenus (excluding balance brought forward and interest on fixed deposit amounted to $18,879.06 and the ordinary expon 4 la-e 16 812,079.83.

Small-por... Typhoid Fever

189

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Cholera

すい

Taherculosis

135

Total from all causes

10

693

INFECTIOUS DISEASE NOTIFIED AMOND NON-CHINESE.

Small-pox

Cholora

Typhoid Fever..

Diphtheris...

Scarlet Fever...

38

B

7

1

Tabervulosis

ISOLATION HOSPITAL,

Admitted to Hospital

118

Discharged

110

13

Remaining last day of manth

Out-Patient

Vecciestions

... 50 .. 244 ...350

Died

CHINA'S COMING CRIŞİS.

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Ta its Native Notes," the N.-C. Daily News had this on March let:

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PER CASK PINTS...

the Emperor fled to Manchuria in 1860 and Lied he appointed a reactionary regency, but IND COOPE'S STOUT the two Expressos, with Prince Kung, opsat this arrangement and outained the power. As Junior Empress Ten-hsi had little to do bat amusa borealf, and she did so, according to GUINNESS' STOLT common report, in ways of which Confucius. would not have approved. When her 501 Married, he was not on small-poz, 20

torms with

Paz CARE PINTE Jer, it was

and ho died suddenly of said, though there were ugly rumoure of other cause of death. The widow did not long- survive, it was annonuced that her health wow failing, and soon after that she had become a guest on high." The Dowager then chos in heir to the Throne in the person of Tzu-bsi'a infant nephew, the son of her Nister. Dissension arose between the two sisters, and the lair's mother, aftor a violent cone with Tzu-hsî, died, as it was officially describe, of pent-up anger in the heart The senior Dowager Einproes was the next to ie, and Tzu-hsi was the sole head of the govern- ment till 1839. when the young Emperor Kwang-han sammed power and married. The abgible young Indies were paraded before hiri in the presence of the Dowager, a d be handed jade sceptra to the lady he chose to honour. In this instance, by some chicanery, the sceptre was put in the haut of Tan-ksi'a nîscs, who was not the one on whom the honour would naturally

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have Ellen. The failure of the war with Japan was a great blow to the Dowager Empress, and BILL turnad to the European Powers. Sho roc ived Pring Henry of Prussia in 1890, und invited the ladies of the Legatious to the Pain. Moawh le the Emperor had adopted A private letter from Peking states that the a policy of reform, to which Tan-hsi wis high officials in the Capi,ol Lave only lat-ly bitt-rly opposed, and she ended by virtually began to recognise what has been paten to deposing the Emperor and warping his every one also outside Peking, that, with the power. She parseated his native advisers, and put to death many of them and of those who clow of the present war, Chins will have to put

· Fifty,throo of the pass through a grave crisis threatening the kat adopted liberal idons.

to favour very foundatione of her independence and Emperor's eunuchs who were suppo-el to tha to overt auarby and chaos the forces of fo m were beaten to death in the cour

courtyard the Empirs must be woll armed and prepared of the palace; other aiders and abettors of his for emergencies al immedia's serv oe. In Majesty were beheaded, and prices were put

the heads at $1081 who

had oscaped. view of this, we learn, that there is now ovide t

feverish anrioty among Manelu Civil an Following these brocities, the dowager issued

in the Military officials

Capital properly to arm

number of edicts reversing all that the had intended to do, and Manchu as well as Mengel aud hipo punishing all who had (Hanchan Baunermen, quartered in Peking progress ve mesaures, with a revengeful-

spito its immediate vicinity. and

Up to tho

which reminds one of the Furies of Gresk middle of February, the authorities have Trazdy. And things were in this parlous battalions of Bougarmen with either Manali- the dowager invited the ladies of the Foreign providing some twenty-eight condition when, at the following New Year, Bucseeded in

But Legations to Жамяст

rifles, cher or

an audience. They went, er megazine of some 7,00) Manchus who and according to Sir Claude Macdonald, the $3,938.31 cronting force

have been equipped with these modern rifles dama" made a most favourable impression by ber britycourtesy and affability.". To oach of her guests sive 1902. But it is stated on reliable authority she gave present, murmuring at the some

at least 3000 more magazino rifles are needed to arm these Banner Corps under mon- time in their ears, "All one family; all une tion, whink the defences of the capital which makes her so dangeron, No confidence

without

family."

It is this habit of dissimulation would not be anywhere complete, and instruc- tions have accordingly been telegraphed to the can be placed for five minutes in her changing

moods. She Cat be the Yangtze provincas

al!

to small-a175

all men, and, things fnotorica im

while kissing tious, she may be dovising and paying empliments to the whilst contracts are being made

the with

tof mischief in her heart even against these 22,810.40

arms manufacturing sotaranies for the im-

of

thousands more

fondles, mediate apply

AL the New Year of 1900 many

received her "white sters," and yot 54,525 20 | Finally, it must be understood that the Bauersain

The axtraordinary expentituro on the roofs the various Banner Corps organisations, Emperor kad done, or a band in the recent

Chaiman.

und hear lag been paid for out of revenue.

A statement of accounts is attached.

W. J. GRESSON. Accourt of corciple and expenditure from 1st January to 31 December, 1004. To balano, in Loude of Treasurer an shown

in last report..........

$12,161.06 To ront of thostro &c..

4,203.18 761.65

To rent of hall room. St. An-

drow's Hail, &e.

To rent of Chamber of Commerce

To rent of Brekers' Association

To Government grané.

Tu nalu of library catalogues, finoy, and Rundries ..... To interest un current gevonnt

By salarios and wages an

130,00

1,200.00

253.3 105 67

By retiling and repairing roofs, now ecil-

ings and pit seate By general repairs.

By electric light and gas By water, fire br gade and police By or insuranda By ofco, library and masadm sundries By reland of deposit for theatro..

A letter from Hongkong appears in the last issue to hand of the Nordi & Military Record. The corespondent writes that H.MS. Glory is essentially the training ship of the China squadron. he navel system of seamanship by Lient. ing recently initiated in the Glory Rymer is proving a very efficlout and welcome inuation in adapting the newly-raised men to modern seamanship sed naval requirements. By balance in lank oxolanive of fixed de Under his tuition, the five years (short service) we have reloped int riggers, and are carry- ing out most of the ship's refit, with such good salts that the system is being favoured by other ships, and may with advantage become general.

Commander T. L. Shelford, of the Glory, is

posits

that

18,878.00 to se ne time in making the rittas ludi

355,76

she

$18.00

$25.00

$19,50

$24.00

H. PRICE & CO.

12 QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL.

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17 YEARS' EXPERIENCE, OF THE

CLIMATE OF HONGKONG.

MANUFACTURE

THE ONLY

PIANOS

MADE IN HONGKONG FOR THE

CLIMATE OF HONGKONG,

$340 To $495

CASH, HIRE on CREDIT,

ALL MATERIAL AND PARTS

SEASONED HERE

YEARS BEFORE USE.

FOR

8,508.75 trops under mention are only those who have Eve mouths later she was issuing diets which 1.530.83 been selected during the past eighteen months ordered hot troops to throw Krupp shells and Are 3,980.31 to form the nucleus of a foreign-modelled Manser and Manalieber bellets into the dwal BABY

By for the protection of Peking, and ling-places of these same ladi-sfrom the west, with

poody e

extinction, thus leaving 700.70 that if all the Bauver Corps a view to this. and Hanchan, or

ou y the Chinese contingent of the one family (Munchu, Mongol which are in existence be properly enrolled and surviving. Before the advance of the interca

tional forces the Court left Poking and glo armed, at least half a million are magazineriffas tion will be needed. As far as can be learned at was complim toe trom those in which she had

to some back under quite differ-1 tradent circumstances from present to have the Banner regiments preparade

entering the $92,816.40 for immediate service, that is to say, by the

1,955.39

$2,848

2,229.82

A MANILA VIEW OF CHINESE POLITICS.

middle of the coming summer, they will amtared borself triumphoto" emboy and.

capital. Still, she was equal to to nearly 5,000 of all arms. It must also be bowing," and without dificulty sho" carries an She begun once more to understood hat neither Viceroy Yuan Shih- the same old

kal's nor General Ma Yu-kun's foreign lavish her 57ns on the Indios of the

modelled forces are included in the

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SMALL ROOMS WITH

TONE AND APPEARANCE OF

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BECHSTEIN

No one is more enxiona to see King Edward in Paris quce more in an official capacity than B, Lanbet. So much political good has banu

Legations. It was to be hoped that events done during the last visit of His Majesty, and still as keen as over in pugilistic enterpri es,

Of three inter, who of course are all utilitas similar to these which followed their fest resp the return visit of the President, that Parisisus and, being himself as exponent of no mean The Manila Coblenos this understands the descent, there are according to reliable information would not follow later receptions, and that ion, about 25,00 really useful and properly the Empress had learned to estimate more truly would only be too pleased to be afforded an order of the noble art, whose fame as sanh situation in China? - opporte uity to testify their gratitude to King will be remembered why, bai able to conduction of the Chinese Covernment materialize. Bes dos these there are some 35,000 men of

If the plans which are now under considera equipped men with good officers over them, the pime and objects of the Treaty Powern.

In the opinion of fir Robert, Tau-bei might ROYAL PIANOS. lieutenant of the Aluority, is Edward in person. Pari-ians have gown to look upon His Majesty ns akiu to use of themselves, the periodica: Lexing hours in the flagship with China within the next decade or so will have inferior discipline but good quality, and be likened to Catharine of Hussia. She was

mach success. At the last tournament, recently one of the most powerful Baris in the world. partially armed with modern weapons, only cruel woman, and, in spite of all her exper.eu-8, wo tastes and aprapathias aro idosties! with helden board, he pressated a silver oup for the Under this plan a large number of the brightest waiting to be properly trained and efficered there was evidence that the old renotionary their own, and whose only drawback is that his best all round boxer, which was won by T. yonig toes in Chins are to be educated in the like their balter-drilled comrades, permanent address is on the other side of the Curson, L. Commander helferd recently hannel, instead of Paris. The giving of the entertained in. dinner on shore 30 of the Ba: King's name to one of the bridges over the pugilisis, who spent a very enjoyable Seine is ope of the highest compliments paid sincs a long day to a Monarch who has never censed to be their but friend.

A L'HEURE.

All cabs are now provided with the hore kilometro, better known as the taximetre The device is now used generally, and cabmenray that on the whole they prefer it to the taxamutre. If tips become daily more raro, drivers always hare a few was at any rate to take home; this was not so under the old system.

YOLCANIC GASES.

Professor Janssens, one of the shining lights

evenLog.

THE MOSQUITO SQUAULON.

It seems hardly possible, says the sastao journal, that as the nail of 1904 the Mosquito squadron, one so prominent in supporting cusular authority at the treaty ports on the Chian station, has passed out of being hat such is the case, for with the paying off of the sloop Boaris, on the 31st December, graboat life on the station wasbrought to lose. The shostios of the squadron, although depriving few paral offloars of song commands, and, may be, sol-lieutenants of soft times, is considered tale another of the practical and spoody reform

which have marked Sir Gerard Noel's command

the China Station.

CHINESE CADETS.

Bix Chinese cadets are serving ou of the French scientific world, has just lid British south his starving on band before the Academy a most interesting report, their quouos remored, and seemed delighted resting in his recont restarches on Mount! with their naval outit

American and European uavel colle os, and a programmes of building is to be inaugurated which contemplates not less than twenty live

LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS.

Tho P. & O. steamer Nubia latt Singapore for this port on the 5th inst. at 6 s., with the 10th inst. about & am. outward English mails, and is due here on the

The P.M. steamer Korea, with mails, &c. from San Fr neiseo to the 14th alt. via loup lals, Isares Yokohama for this port via Kobe, te, on the morning of the 8th inst, and is dus here on the 16th inst.

of the first class with armored battleships craisers and small vessels in sufficent number to round out the fleet in accordance with the most advanced ideas of naval strategy officers

The idea is to bare educated Chinese ready to take the subordinate positions at all events aboard these ships as soon as they are completed, uuploying foreigners for the bigber positions in summand until such time as the Chinese officers have gained experience mai dont

placing

The CPR stammer Athenian arrived at them in charge. to purant plateased to eliminate the Shangbai at 11 am. on Munday, the 6th just foreign element in both the navy and the army and left again at midnight same day for Houg from the plan which has proved so successful in kong there she is due to arrive at 5 p.a. on Japan

Thursday, of having no foreigners whatever in aug capacity in the tighting arm of the Government. The HALL steamer Nassovia, from Ham

The first step in the carrying out of this burg, left Singapore for this port on the 4th scheme is already under way, that is the arrang. just, and may be exported 1ere on the 10th inst. ing of the financos, Sir Robert Hart is work The J.-G.-J. Lijn steamer Timahi left Kobe ing out the problem of money, which is via Moji and Amoy for this port on the 2nd inst., admittedly a diffcalt one,

and may be expected here on the 14th inst.

Ultimately

the 9th inst.

PLAYERS.

UPWARDS.

Hongkong, 23rd February, 1905.

spirit was still strong in her. She was a strong-willed woman, with strong passions, and PIANO had, like Catharine, heen equal to emergencies

times of

political arises, cal capa

capable of

$300 though not always in the true exercising rule, interests of her countrymen. Fate has decreed that she should have already enjoyed ten more years of power than this which fell to the lot of Catharine of Busia. But time nast shortly place a limit to her reign, and she way esteem herself fortunata if she escapes unscathed during the diffenit times which are before the nation. There can be no doubt that at the conclusion of the war in the Far East efforts will be made by the Japanese to introduce rebems into the antique civilisation of China, They will meet with many ardent converts to their doctrines, for the heaven of reform is undoubtedly working in China, though how it has leavened the mass remains to be seen. Certain it is that without that native leaven any attempt to introduce reforms from outside must AT be doomed to failure, for, as has been truly said, Who would be fros themselves must strike the blow."

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